§ 17. Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Defence if, in the light of recent movements in the exchange rate of the United States dollar against the £ sterling, he has any plans to revise his estimate of the £ sterling cost of Trident.
§ Mr. PattieRevised estimates will be presented in the statement on the Defence Estimates 1984. Exchange rates are highly volatile, and it would not be helpful to present revised estimates to Parliament more frequently on that account.